Child&#39;s undergarment



Aug. 14, 1951 D. M. GRAY 2,564,304

CHILD S UNDERGARMENT Filed March 1, 1947 DORLS M. GR AY INVENTOR.

made/4 ATTORNE YE Patented Aug. 14, 1951 3 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE,

' I 2,564,304 CHI LDS UNDERGARMENT Doris M. Gray, Lake Charles, La.

Application March 1, 1947, Serial No. 731,843

2 Claims.

in particular to a childs undergarment embodyin outstanding features.

An object of the invention is to provide an undergarment comprising four fitted sections sewed together, said sections forming a garment having a straight crotch.

Another object of the invention is to provide an undergarment having high cutaway leg holes and a straight crotch, thereby providin a garment of simple construction which is comfortable to the wearer. A still further object of the invention is to provide an undergarment having high cutaway leg holes and a straight crotch, thereby providing a garment of simple construction which is comfortable to the wearer, said garment comprising four fitted sections including front, back, and a pair of side fitted sections.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an undergarment which includes, front, back, and side sections, the front section of which comprises a double thickness upper portion having sidewardly extending wings which overlap the upper edges of the side inserts and which are secured thereto and to the upper side portion of the rear section.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent with a consideration of the following description and drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the garment showing the fly opening and the verticalsplit down the middle portion thereof to provide easy ingress and egress to and from the garment;

Fig. 2 is a partial side view of the garment showing the bias insert and the manner of securing it to the rear section; and

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the garment showing the one piece back with elastic across the top thereof connected at its ends to the wing portions extending rearwardly from the front of the garment.

The garment is shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 as comprising a front section 2, side sections 3 and 4, and a rear section 5. The front section 2 may be formed from one piece of fabric or material, but is preferably made of two matin portions 1 and 8, the latter of which has its inner edge turned back to overlie the portion 8 and form a double thickness at 8. The two portions 1 and 8 are sewed together along the crotch at 9, and are sewed together along the seams I0 and II, thereby providing a fly opening l2 between the two seams l0 and II in the front of the garment.

From the seam II to the top edge I3 of the garment, the two portions 1 and 8 are preferably left unsewed. Suitable means such as buttons l4 may be provided on one portion to engage and latch in button holes I5 in the other portion. In this manner easy access may be had to the garment for positioning on the body of the wearer, after which it may be secured in place by releasably connecting portions 1 and 8 together with the buttons M.

The bias inserts 3 and 4 are sized to fit the side of the body of the wearer soas to provide roominess in the garment and obviate binding action between the side of the body and the garment. It is to be noted that, while the inserts 3 and 4 are sewed to the front and back sections 2 and 5, the front portions 1 and 8 are provided with a reinforcement l5 which folds back over each of the portions I and 8 respectively, and has a wing section l6 extending rearwardly over the bias inserts 3 and 4 and sewed to the rear portion 5 along the upper edge thereof.

The rear portion 5 is preferably cut from one piece of fabric, gathered, and secured to an elastic band I! along the upper edge thereof so that the garment is provided with an elasticity that permits it to seek the most comfortable position on the body of the wearer.

The front 2, the bias inserts 3 and 4, and the rear section 5 are each cut at l8, l9, and 20 respectively, so that when the sections are sewed together, a pair of high cutaway leg holes 2| and 22 are provided in the garment.

It seems obvious that this garment may be of any suitable fabric and in various sizes, but is particularly adaptable to a size range for children from the ages of nine months to twelve years.

A garment in accordance with this invention has been found extremely satisfactory in use, and is particularly adaptable during the age when children arereceiving their early training in personal hygiene.

The invention claimed is:

1. An undergarment of cloth material comprising four sections which include a one piece back out on the straight of the material with elastic across the top thereof, a front section cut on the straight of the material having a fly opening therein, said front section being vertically split for a distance substantially in the middle thereof to provide easy ingress and egress to and from the garment, means to releasably connect the two split portions together, and a pair of bias side inserts sewed in position between the front and back sections, to provide resiliency in said garment only in said side inserts said sections bein fitted and sewed together so as to form a garment having a pair of leg holes,

2. An undergarment of fabric comprisin front and rear sections interconnected at their edges by side bias inserts, the front section of the garment comprising a double thickness upper portion having sidewardl extending wings which overlap the upper edges of the side inserts and are secured thereto and to the upper side portions of the rear section, said double thickness upper portion of the front section forming a waist band having an opening centrally thereof and being of increasing width toward the center of such section, and means for releasably interconnecting the ends of the band, said side insert being cut on the bias relative to the front and rear sections to impart greater elasticity to such side inserts.

DORIS M- GRAY.

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Bloom Nov. 7, 1944 

